Thread: 2000 Ford Excursion Cummins Conversion

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I wouldn't sell it until you get it done done and you've had the family in it a few times, and your wife has seen how nice it rides and how reliable it is. Just me....

Originally Posted by rspears

I wouldn't sell it until you get it done done and you've had the family in it a few times, and your wife has seen how nice it rides and how reliable it is. Just me....

My thoughts exaxctly.

Well I drove it to work last Friday and it went from a good day to f me real quick. Anyone else feel like you just can't win sometimes? Anyway, the oil drain plug fell out and ran low on oil. I was driving down the freeway and heard something hit the bottom of the floor but I didn't see any rocks or debris on the road. So I kept watching the gauges and didn't see or hear anything weird. Oil pressure never went down nor did the dummy light come on. Then I heard a weird noise and felt it loose power. I pulled over when I heard a shuttering noise. Started it up and didn't hear anything. Got out and looked under it and SOB! Yep, oil plug was gone and oil was coming out. Oh great. I had my brother bring a drain plug and my dad brought oil. We put the plug in and put in new oil. Started it up and it made no noises. Drove it to work, everything ok. (Besides the overdrive in the trans is whining) Parked it outside the shop at work. Went out 2hrs later to bring it inside and when I started it I heard the inevitable........... Bad rod or main bearing. So now I'm rebuilding an engine for it. I just rechecked all kinds of stuff on this before we pulled it out of the shop. But I didn't check the dang engine oil drain plug. I even stared right at it as I was looking for an oil leak that must have been from spilled oil when filling it up as the oil was still clean and not dirty. But anyway, when I was under the oil pan the drain plug wasn't even wet. Bad deal for sure.